Frisco Larson Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Love this one. So representative of the period. When people had to read newspapers and listen to the radio to find out what was happening on the war front. Very cool later National cover Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Here's a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 just got myself a Smash 16...is 15cents normal cover? In Canada really?way back when?I got the book from Las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 just got myself a Smash 16...is 15cents normal cover? In Canada really?way back when?I got the book from Las Vegas. I've seen DC 15¢ Canadian editions, which are rare enough, and IIRC, there are only about four different ones. I was unaware of Quality having any. Post it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 having PC issues...as soon as I can... Jimmers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Picked THIS gem up in Chicago Got some Lou Fine in there, for those who keep track of such things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Yes we do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entalmighty1 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Not a big dollar book by any means, but I love underwater covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Here's a good one I love this book, a real classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Scored this killer National from Terry O'Neil on Saturday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Picked THIS gem up in Chicago Got some Lou Fine in there, for those who keep track of such things Along the same lines: this was the gem I found in Chicago. A few spots. But it's Lou Fine with spots! (Also posted this in the Lou Fine thread, but figured it was Quality Time worthy in its own right.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'm fortunate to have access to early raw issues of books (Crack, Feature, Hit, National, Police, Smash, etc.) and have been enjoying them a lot. Quick question for you Quality aficionados, what is your single favorite title for this publisher (and why)? PUNYHUMAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 4 hours ago, sacentaur said: I'm fortunate to have access to early raw issues of books (Crack, Feature, Hit, National, Police, Smash, etc.) and have been enjoying them a lot. Quick question for you Quality aficionados, what is your single favorite title for this publisher (and why)? Probably National. Hard to beat early Lou Fine Ray or Black Condor, but those titles didn't finish strong. National started with Fine/Eisner, then kept rolling with superior Kotzky, Crandall, Gustafson, etc. If you've ever had the chance to flip through National 26, you'll know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I'm kind of partial to Police. Love the Jack Cole Plastic Man and the Spirit. I like National for the covers and the Lou Fine stuff. Hit's are nice too. Again, great covers. Not so much on Crack or Smash though... Later Qualitys pretty much bore me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 19 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I'm kind of partial to Police. Love the Jack Cole Plastic Man and the Spirit. I like National for the covers and the Lou Fine stuff. Hit's are nice too. Again, great covers. Not so much on Crack or Smash though... Later Qualitys pretty much bore me. I'll admit to being deficient on Police Comics. I haven't owned one since I had a #1 way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 National and Hit are both fun titles, yet Police may get the nod for me too. I'm not sure what would be considered the flagship title for Quality...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 23 hours ago, sacentaur said: I'm fortunate to have access to early raw issues of books (Crack, Feature, Hit, National, Police, Smash, etc.) and have been enjoying them a lot. Quick question for you Quality aficionados, what is your single favorite title for this publisher (and why)? I like the Hit Comics myself. Early classic covers by Lou fine! plus Reed Crandell art . I own a Hit # 5 , Moderate resto but it's a beauty!!! # 7 # 11 # 17 you get the picture. I have to get my scanner back on sometime one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Top Quality title ?.......that's easy.....GOD BLESS.. -jimbo(a friend of jesus) 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Our hobby has become so cover-centric, and this is where Quality stumbles (and often stumbles badly, with Fine and some other exceptions). For example, Bozo the Robot isn't exactly a prime cover draw. Nonetheless, many publishers would be hard-pressed to beat the quality of the interiors on these books - artwork and coloring being above par on most titles. The character doesn't get a lot of love, but the Dollman (started by Lou Fine) is one of the better features (in Feature), IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, sacentaur said: Our hobby has become so cover-centric, and this is where Quality stumbles (and often stumbles badly, with Fine and some other exceptions). For example, Bozo the Robot isn't exactly a prime cover draw. Nonetheless, many publishers would be hard-pressed to beat the quality of the interiors on these books - artwork and coloring being above par on most titles. The character doesn't get a lot of love, but the Dollman (started by Lou Fine) is one of the better features (in Feature), IMHO. I'd agree that our hobby has become infinitely more cover-centric, but that's not necessarily the fault of the characters chosen. The problem with some Quality covers may be attributable to "Busy" Arnold's confidence in Gill Fox as an all purpose cover artist. I know some folks like his early covers, but to my artist's eye his covers for early SMASH and CRACK are simply terrible. Gill Fox's work on early POLICE covers isn't much better, with the possible exception of less realistically drawn characters like Plastic Man, for which his covers were better suited. In fairness, Crandall's overly realistic style didn't mesh well with Jack Cole's PM on Police either, but when Cole started doing the covers and interiors, the right balance was finally struck. In response to your question about favorite Quality books, I'd probably start with HIT Comics (Lou Fine, Crandall, et al.), then PLASTIC MAN & POLICE, followed by the tragically undervalued BLACKHAWK comic & MILITARY/MODERN. There are superb covers and interior art in all of these books. There are also noteworthy covers and interiors on SMASH & CRACK (post-Fox), NATIONAL and DOLLMAN. Edited March 14, 2017 by Cat-Man_America ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
